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Item No: 07B <br />Meeting Date: January 14, 2013 <br />Type of Business: CB <br />Administrator Review : ____ <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br /> To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> From: Desaree Crane, Assistant City Administrator <br /> <br /> Item Title/Subject: First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance 877, an <br />Ordinance Amending Chapter 405 of the Mounds View City <br />Code to Increase the Size of the Parks, Recreation and <br />Forestry Commission from Seven to Nine Members <br /> <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />The City Council directed Staff at the December 10, 2012, City Council Meeting to increase <br />the members from seven to nine on the Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission. This <br />was also recommended by the Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission. <br /> <br /> <br />Discussion: <br /> <br />Attached is a draft Ordinance 877, which amends Section 405.02 of the Mounds View City <br />Code to allow nine members to be appointed to the Parks, Recreation and Forestry <br />Commission. Changes to this section are highlighted in red and blue. <br /> <br /> <br />405.02: MEMBERSHIP; OATH; COMPENSATION: <br /> <br />Subd. 1. Appointment of Members: The Commission shall consist of seven (7) nine (9) <br />members appointed by the City Council and based on the recommendation of the <br />Parks and Recreation Commission, from the applications submitted. Based upon the <br />recommendation of the Parks and Recreation Commission, the City Council shall <br />appoint a chairperson. (1988 Code §34.02; Ord. 627, 2-8-99; Ord. 707, 10-28-02; <br />Ord. 714, 5-12-03; Ord. 741, 6-28-04) <br /> <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Staff recommends that the City Council review and provide feedback on the attached <br />Ordinance. A second reading and consideration for adoption is currently scheduled for the <br />January 28, 2013, City Council Meeting. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />_______________________ <br />Desaree Crane